Asian Shares Higher as Investors Look to Earnings, Data

Asian stocks mostly rose on Wednesday after strong corporate earnings from Tokyo, and ahead of U.S. and Chinese data.

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.2% to 15,646.23 after the dollar reclaimed the ¥102 mark against the yen overnight. The dollar has hovered around that level for months, though it slipped in recent weeks because of Ukraine tensions. The yen was last trading at ¥102.18 to the dollar, a touch lower than ¥102.11 late...